1982 in France
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1981 in France
See also:1980 in France,other events of 1981,1982 in France.----Events from the year 1981 in France.-Events:*24 April - French presidential election: A first-round runoff results between Valéry Giscard d'Estaing and François Mitterrand....
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other events of 1982,
1983 in France
1983 in France
See also:1982 in France,other events of 1983,1984 in France.----Events from the year 1983 in France.-Events:*19 January - Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie is arrested in Bolivia....
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Events from the year 1982 in France.
Events
- 14 March – Cantonales Elections held.
- 21 March – Cantonales Elections held.
- 4 July – 8th G7 summit8th G7 summitThe 8th G7 Summit was held at the in Versailles, France between July 4 to 6, 1982. The venue for the summit meetings was at the Château de Versailles near Paris....
begins in VersaillesVersaillesVersailles , a city renowned for its château, the Palace of Versailles, was the de facto capital of the kingdom of France for over a century, from 1682 to 1789. It is now a wealthy suburb of Paris and remains an important administrative and judicial centre...
. - 6 July – 8th G7 summit closes.
- 31 July – 53 persons, 46 of them children, die in a road accident in BeauneBeauneBeaune is the wine capital of Burgundy in the Cote d'Or department in eastern France. It is located between Paris and Geneva.Beaune is one of the key wine centers in France and the annual wine auction of the Hospices de Beaune is the primary wine auction in France...
in France's worst road accident. - 9 August – Six people are killed and 22 injured when the Jo Goldenberg restaurant on the Rue des RosiersRue des RosiersThe Rue des Rosiers, which means "street of the rosebushes", is a street in the 4th arrondissement of Paris, France. It begins at the Rue Mahler and proceeds west-northwestward across the Rue Pavée, the Rue Ferdinand Duval, the Rue des Écouffes, and the Rue des Hospitalières-Saint-Gervais, before...
in Paris' Jewish quarter is attacked by terrorists. - 28 August – The "Irish of Vincennes" are arrested by a secret presidential anti-terrorist police unit on suspicion of the Jo Goldenberg attack. They are later exonerated when the evidence against them is found to have been planted.
- 2 October – Launch of the Citroën BXCitroën BXThe Citroën BX is a large family car that was produced by the French manufacturer Citroën from 1982 to 1994. In total, 2,315,739 BXs were built during its 12-year history. The hatchback was discontinued in 1993 with the arrival of the Xantia, but the estate continued for another year.-History:The...
, successor to the Citroën GSCitroën GSThe Citroën GS and Citroën GSA are small family cars produced by the French automaker Citroën. The GS was voted European Car of the Year for 1971, and was probably the most technologically advanced car in its class when launched, with class leading comfort, safety and aerodynamics.-Market...
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Sport
- 2 July – Tour de France1982 Tour de FranceThe 1982 Tour de France was the 69th Tour de France, taking place July 2 to July 25, 1982. The total race distance was 22 stages over 2179 miles , with riders averaging 23.649 mph...
begins. - 25 July – Tour de France ends, won by Bernard HinaultBernard HinaultBernard Hinault is a former French cyclist known for five victories in the Tour de France. He is one of only five cyclists to have won all three Grand Tours, and the only cyclist to have won each more than once. He won the Tour de France in 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982 and 1985...
. - 25 July – French Grand Prix1982 French Grand PrixThe 1982 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Paul Ricard on July 25, 1982. Six turbo-charged cars completed the first 6 grid positions, and 4 turbo-charged cars driven by 4 French drivers finished in the top 4 places, and the French Renault team finished 1-2 with René Arnoux...
is won by René ArnouxRené ArnouxRené Alexandre Arnoux is a retired French racing driver who is a veteran of 12 Formula One seasons...
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January to March
- 1 January – Yves DonguyYves DonguyYves Donguy born 1 January 1982 in Daloa is a rugby union player for Toulouse in the Top 14 competition. He plays on the wing.He played in the Heineken Cup Final 2008.He arrived in France at 6 years old...
, rugby unionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player. - 4 January – Benoît HaabyBenoît HaabyBenoît Haaby is an French footballer.Haaby has played in Ligue 2 for Clermont Foot and Amiens SC.-References:...
, soccer player. - 5 January – Benoît VaugrenardBenoît VaugrenardBenoît Vaugrenard is a French road racing cyclist who rides for UCI Professional Continental team .- Palmares:2005...
, cyclist. - 10 January – Julien BrellierJulien BrellierJulien Brellier is a French footballer. He currently plays amateur football for AC Seyssinet. He is best known for his time with Scottish club Hearts, where he earned cult hero status due to his tough-tackling midfield displays.-Early Career:Brellier started his career at French club Montpellier...
, soccer player. - 11 January – Loïc GuillonLoïc GuillonLoïc Guillon is a French football defender, currently playing for French team Vannes OC.-External links:...
, soccer player. - 11 January – Grégory LacombeGrégory LacombeGrégory Lacombe is a French football midfielder. He currently plays for Montpellier HSC.-External links:*...
, soccer player. - 12 January – Grégory LamboleyGrégory LamboleyGrégory Lamboley is a French rugby union footballer, currently playing for Stade Toulousain in the Top 14, the top competition of rugby in France. Lamboley has also played for the French national team. His usual position is as a lock or a flanker. Prior to playing for Toulouse he played for Massy...
, rugby union player. - 12 January – Paul-Henri MathieuPaul-Henri MathieuPaul-Henri Mathieu is a French tennis player.-Tennis career:Mathieu was born in Strasbourg, France. He first began playing tennis at age 3, with his older brother Pierre-Yves. Between 1997 and 2000 he trained at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida...
, tennis player. - 13 January – Philippe BillyPhilippe BillyPhilippe Billy is a French footballer.-Club:Billy has played extensively in the France since making his professional debut in 2000, for clubs including Bastia in Ligue 1 and Laval and Brest in Ligue 2....
, soccer player. - 21 January – Nicolas MahutNicolas MahutNicolas Pierre Armand Mahut is a French tennis player. Mahut is right-handed and has previously won the Orange Bowl in 1999, becoming professional in 2000. He is a good serve and volleyer and a doubles expert, having won many tournaments with his doubles partner Julien Benneteau. His career high...
, tennis player. - 28 January – Sébastien PuygrenierSébastien PuygrenierSébastien Nicolas Puygrenier is a French football player. He is a centre back, who currently plays for Zenit St. Petersburg.-France:...
, soccer player. - 2 February – Amelie DelagrangeAmelie DelagrangeAmelie Delagrange was a French-born student living in Twickenham, south-west London, England murdered by Levi Bellfield...
, murder victim (d.20042004 in FranceSee also:2003 in France,other events of 2004,2005 in France.----Events from the year 2004 in France.-Incumbents:* President - Jacques Chirac* Prime Minister - Jean-Pierre Raffarin* Interior Minister - Nicolas Sarkozy then Dominique de Villepin...
). - 28 February – Aurélien CapoueAurélien CapoueAurélien Capoue is a French football midfielder, currently playing for French club US Boulogne.-International career:Capoue made his debut for Guadeloupe at the CONCACAF Gold Cup Finals in June 2007 against Haiti...
, soccer player. - 8 March – Stéphane BiakoloStéphane BiakoloStéphane Biakolo is a Cameroonian striker currently playing for FC Martigues.-External links:*...
, soccer player. - 17 March – Matthieu DafrevilleMatthieu Dafreville-Achievements:-References:* on JudoInside.com...
, judoka. - 17 March – Julien GoriusJulien GoriusJulien Gorius is a French footballer currently playing at KV Mechelen. He used to play for FC Metz and F. C. Molenbeek Brussels Strombeek.-References:*...
, soccer player. - 23 March – Christophe CoueChristophe CoueChristophe Coue is a France footballer defender, who is currently contracted with Étoile Fréjus Saint-Raphaël.-Career:He has played for FC Lorient and Clermont Foot. On 1 July 2009 Stade Lavallois have signed left-back from Clermont Foot.-External links:* *...
, soccer player. - 30 March – Philippe MexèsPhilippe MexèsPhilippe Mexès is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Italian Serie A club Milan and for the French national team.-Auxerre:...
, soccer player.
April to June
- 4 April – Rémi PauriolRémi PauriolRémi Pauriol is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team . In 2007, he won the French race Route Adélie.-Palmares:2006 – Crédit Agricole...
, cyclist. - 5 April – Alexandre PrématAlexandre PrématAlexandre Prémat is a French race car driver.-Career:-Karting & French Formula Renault Campus:...
, motor racing driver. - 25 April – Grégory BourdyGrégory BourdyGrégory Bourdy is a French professional golfer who competes on the European Tour.Bourdy was born in Bordeaux. He turned professional in 2003. His cousin Nicolas Beaufils is also a professional golfer, who has played on the Challenge Tour....
, golfer. - 8 May – Habib BamogoHabib BamogoHabib Bamogo is a French-born Burkinabé professional footballer, currently playing for Panetolikos F.C. in Greece.-Career:...
, soccer player. - 17 May – Tony ParkerTony ParkerWilliam Anthony "Tony" Parker is a French professional basketball player who currently plays for the San Antonio Spurs of the NBA....
, basketball player. - 18 May – Yannick BonheurYannick BonheurYannick Bonheur is a French pair skater who currently competes with Adeline Canac. He is a five time French National Champion with three different partners: Marylin Pla, Vanessa James, and Canac....
, pair skaterPair skatingPair skating is a figure skating discipline. International Skating Union regulations describe pair teams as consisting of "one lady and one man." The sport is distinguished from ice dancing and single skating by elements unique to pair skating, including overhead lifts, twist lifts, death spirals,...
. - 20 May – Lionel Djebi-ZadiLionel Djebi-ZadiLionel Djebi-Zadi is a French footballer currently a free agent having most recently played for Inverness Caledonian Thistle in the Scottish First Division...
, soccer player. - 20 May – Clément PoitrenaudClément PoitrenaudClément Poitrenaud is a French rugby union footballer. His usual position is at fullback but he also plays at centre...
, rugby union player. - 26 May – Mathieu MartinezMathieu MartinezMathieu Martinez is a French Nordic combined skier who has competed since 2002. He finished sixth in the 4 x 5 km team event at the 2007 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Sapporo and earned his best individual finish of 18th in the 7.5 km sprint at the 2003 in Val di Fiemme.Martinez has a...
, Nordic combinedNordic combinedThe Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in both cross-country skiing and ski jumping.- History :While Norwegian soldiers are known to have been competing in Nordic skiing since the 19th century, the first major competition in Nordic combined was held in 1892 in Oslo at the...
skier. - 4 June – Sébastien PortalSébastien PortalSébastien Portal is a French professional road bicycle racer.- External links :...
, cyclist. - 12 June – Sébastien MinardSébastien MinardSébastien Minard is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam .- Palmares :2004*...
, cyclist. - 17 June – Alexandre AlphonseAlexandre AlphonseAlexandre Alphonse is a footballer from France who currently plays as forward for FC Zurich in the Swiss Super League. He was part of the 2005–06, 2006–07 and 2008–09 Swiss Championship winning team....
, soccer player. - 18 June – Fabien LefèvreFabien LefèvreFabien Lefèvre is a French slalom canoer who has competed since the early 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the K-1 event with a silver in 2008 and a bronze in 2004....
, whitewater kayakerWhitewater kayakingWhitewater kayaking is the sport of paddling a kayak on a moving body of water, typically a whitewater river. Whitewater kayaking can range from simple, carefree gently moving water, to demanding, dangerous whitewater. River rapids are graded like ski runs according to the difficulty, danger or...
. - 24 June – Sylvain GuintoliSylvain GuintoliSylvain Guintoli is a French professional motorcycle racer. He spent most of his career in the 250cc World Championship on private bikes, he made a single MotoGP start in 2002 during his run in the 250cc class, where he stayed until moving up to Moto GP in 2007.-Moto GP:In 2007, he raced in the...
, motorcycle racer.
July to September
- 2 July – Julien TournutJulien TournutJulien Tournut is a French football player. He plays in central defence for Luxembourgish club F91 Dudelange. He also played for AS Nancy , USL Dunkerque and Lierse S.K. in Belgium.-References:*...
, soccer player. - 5 July – Julien FéretJulien FéretJulien Féret is a French footballer who currently plays for Stade Rennais F.C. in Ligue 1.-External links:* *...
, soccer player. - 5 July – Lionel GautherieLionel GautherieLionel Gautherie is a former Stade Français rugby player who currently plays for Lyon OU. His usual position is at Wing.-Career:...
, rugby union player. - 7 July – Julien DoréJulien DoréJulien Doré is a French singer, winner of the fifth season of the television show Nouvelle Star, aired on the French Television M6 channel....
, singer. - 16 July – Claire FebvayClaire FebvayClaire Febvay is a French diver.-External links:*...
, diver. - 17 July – Wilfried DalmatWilfried DalmatWilfried Dalmat is a French footballer. He currently plays in Turkey for Orduspor.-Career:Dalmat started his career in the youth team of U.S. Chambray-les-Tours. In 1996 he moved to FC Nantes, where he was hired in 2000 to the first team. In his first season was champion Nantes in France...
, soccer player. - 21 July – Cédric JoquevielCédric JoquevielCédric Joqueviel is a French footballer currently playing at Castelnau Le Crès FC.-Early career in France:...
, soccer player. - 22 July – Xavier de Rosnay, musician.
- 27 July – Jean-François KornetzkyJean-François KornetzkyJean-François Kornetzky is a French football goalkeeper.-External links:* * *...
, soccer player. - 28 July – Grégory CerdanGrégory CerdanGrégory Cerdan French football defender. He played for Le Mans for seven seasons before his contract expired on 1 July 2011.-External links:* at L'Equipe.fr...
, soccer player. - 28 July – Benoît LeroyBenoit LeroyBenoît Leroy is a French football midfielder who plays for AS Cannes in Ligue 2.-Career:Leroy previously played for Championnat de France Amateurs side Besançon RC and Ligue 2 side Niort. He founded the PMU bar of Besançon and is an active member of the AA community.-References:...
, soccer player. - 4 August – Jean-Philippe GrandclaudeJean-Philippe GrandclaudeJean-Philippe Grandclaude is a French rugby union footballer who plays for USA Perpignan. He mainly plays at centre.His professional career started with Béziers in 1998...
, rugby union player. - 16 August – Valentin CourrentValentin CourrentValentin Courrent is a rugby union player for Agen in the Top 14 competition. He plays as a fly-half. He has won both the Guinness Premiership and the Top 14, being so far the only player to achieve this feat.-Honours:...
, rugby union player. - 1 September – Lou DoillonLou DoillonLou Doillon is a French model and actress. Her father is director Jacques Doillon and her mother is British actress and singer Jane Birkin.-Biography:...
, model and actress. - 6 September – Stéphane DumontStéphane DumontStéphane Dumont is a French footballer. He is a midfielder who currently playing for AS Monaco FC. He can sometimes act as a striker for his team, but acknowledges his own commitment in the midfield.-Lille:...
, soccer player. - 8 September – Sébastien Carole, soccer player.
- 26 September – Xavier BarrauXavier BarrauXavier 'Xavi' Barrau is a French footballer who plays for French club ES Fréjus.-Career:He formerly played for CS Louhans-Cuiseaux, ES Viry-Châtillon and La Roche VF in France, Bradford City, Darlington and Walsall in England, FC Meyrin in Switzerland and Airdrie United and Grentna in...
, soccer player. - 27 September – Adrianna LamalleAdrianna LamalleAdrianna Lamalle is a French hurdler born in Les Abymes, Guadeloupe.She finished 8th in the 100m hurdles final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg....
, athlete. - 28 September – Nolwenn LeroyNolwenn LeroyNolwenn Leroy, , is a French singer and songwriter, discovered by the French television reality show Star Academy. She is best known for her two Number One singles "Cassé" and "Nolwenn Ohwo!"....
, singer and songwriter.
October to December
- 4 October – Grégory ChristGrégory ChristGrégory Christ is a French football player who plays in the midfield. He can play both on the right side as well as on the left side. He currently plays for K. Sint-Truidense V.V. in Belgium.-References:* *...
, soccer player. - 4 October – Nicolas DurandNicolas DurandNicolas Durand is a French rugby union footballer who plays scrum-half for Racing Métro in France's Top 14 competition. His first professional club was Toulouse whom he played for in 2002. From 2002 until 2004 he played for Béziers...
, rugby union player. - 11 October – Emmanuel LeconteEmmanuel LeconteEmmanuel Leconte is a French actor best known for his role as King Francis I in the television hit series The Tudors. He has also has starred in: Monsieur Max , La Ravisseuse , and À tout de suite...
, actor. - 13 October – Odette Henriette JacqminOdette Henriette JacqminOdette Henriette Jacqmin is a famous Thai-French supermodel, actress and singer born in Lyon, France, on October 13, 1982. Raised in France, she moved to Thailand at the age of 18 . She is 178 cm and 53 kg....
, model and musician. - 18 October – Thierry AmielThierry AmielThierry Amiel is a French singer and songwriter from Marseille, France. He rose to fame after coming in second place to Jonatan Cerrada on the first edition of the French 'Pop Idol', À la Recherche de la Nouvelle Star.-Biography:...
, singer and songwriter. - 22 November – Mathieu BodmerMathieu BodmerMathieu Bodmer is a French footballer who currently plays for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain F.C.. He usually plays as a central midfielder. He serves as president of amateur French club Évreux FC, located in his hometown.-Early career:Bodmer began his professional career at Évreux AC at the...
, soccer player. - 27 November – David BellionDavid BellionDavid Bellion is a French footballer who currently plays for FC Girondins de Bordeaux. He is of Senegalese origin.-Cannes:...
, soccer player. - 30 November – Clémence PoésyClémence PoésyClémence Poésy is a French actress and fashion model. Since starting on the stage as a child, Poésy had dramatic education, and has been active on both film and television since 1999, including some English-language productions...
, actress. - 23 December – Grégory GaultierGregory GaultierGrégory Gaultier is a professional squash player from France. He won the British Open in 2007, and finished runner-up at the World Open in 2006 and 2007....
, squashSquash (sport)Squash is a high-speed racquet sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball...
player. - 25 December – Yoann LangletYoann LangletYoann-Jean-Noël Langlet is a French-born Mauritanian footballer, currently playing for Thrasyvoulos after leaving Ionikos in 2010, having previously played for clubs in France, Switzerland and Libya, as well as representing the Mauritanian national team....
, soccer player.
January to June
- 2 January – Victor FontanVictor FontanVictor Fontan was a French cyclist who led the 1929 Tour de France but dropped out after knocking at doors at night to ask for another bicycle. His plight led to a change of rules to prevent its happening again...
, cyclist (b.18921892 in FranceSee also:1891 in France,other events of 1892,1893 in France.----Events from the year 1892 in France.-Events:*12 July - A hidden lake bursts out of a glacier on the side of Mont Blanc, flooding the valley below and killing around 200 villagers and holidaymakers in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains.*8 November...
). - 13 January – Marcel Camus, film directorFilm directorA film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
(b.19121912 in FranceSee also:1911 in France,other events of 1912,1913 in France.----Events from the year 1912 in France.-Events:*7 March - Aviator Henri Seimet makes the first non-stop flight from Paris to London in three hours....
). - 20 February – René DubosRené DubosRené Jules Dubos was a French-born American microbiologist, experimental pathologist, environmentalist, humanist, and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction for his book So Human An Animal. He is credited as an author of a maxim "Think globally, act locally"...
, microbiologistMicrobiologyMicrobiology is the study of microorganisms, which are defined as any microscopic organism that comprises either a single cell , cell clusters or no cell at all . This includes eukaryotes, such as fungi and protists, and prokaryotes...
, experimental pathologistPathologyPathology is the precise study and diagnosis of disease. The word pathology is from Ancient Greek , pathos, "feeling, suffering"; and , -logia, "the study of". Pathologization, to pathologize, refers to the process of defining a condition or behavior as pathological, e.g. pathological gambling....
, environmentalistEnvironmentalismEnvironmentalism is a broad philosophy, ideology and social movement regarding concerns for environmental conservation and improvement of the health of the environment, particularly as the measure for this health seeks to incorporate the concerns of non-human elements...
and humanistHumanismHumanism is an approach in study, philosophy, world view or practice that focuses on human values and concerns. In philosophy and social science, humanism is a perspective which affirms some notion of human nature, and is contrasted with anti-humanism....
(b.19011901 in FranceSee also:1900 in France,other events of 1901,1902 in France.----Events from the year 1901 in France.-Arts and literature:*17 March - A showing of 71 Vincent van Gogh paintings in Paris, 11 years after his death, creates a sensation.-Sport:...
). - 3 March – Georges PerecGeorges PerecGeorges Perec was a French novelist, filmmaker, documentalist and essayist. He is a member of the Oulipo group...
, novelist, filmmaker and essayist (b.19361936 in FranceSee also:1935 in France,other events of 1936,1937 in France.----Events from the year 1936 in France.-Events:*25 March - Second London Naval Treaty is signed by the governments of France, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America....
). - 26 March – Lisette de BrinonLisette de BrinonLisette, Marquise de Brinon was best known as the Jewish wife of the pro-Nazi French collaborator, Fernand de Brinon....
, socialite and collaborator (b.18961896 in FranceSee also:1895 in France,other events of 1896,1897 in France.----Events from the year 1897 in France.-January to June:*4 January - André Masson, artist .*19 February - André Breton, writer, poet, and surrealist theorist ....
). - 15 April – Louis de GuiringaudLouis de GuiringaudLouis de Guiringaud was a French politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs under Raymond Barre between 1976 and 1978...
, politician and Minister (b.19111911 in FranceSee also:1910 in France,other events of 1911,1912 in France.----Events from the year 1911 in France.-Events:*1 July - Agadir Crisis, sparked by deployment of German gunboat to the Moroccan port of Agadir....
). - 16 April – Gabriel AuphanGabriel AuphanGabriel Paul Auphan was a French admiral, chief of cabinet of Admiral Darlan under Vichy France and later Secrétaire d'État à la marine of Vichy.- Early career :...
, Admiral (b.18941894 in FranceSee also:1893 in France,other events of 1894,1895 in France.----Events from the year 1894 in France.-Events:* 15 February - 04:51 GMT, French anarchist Martial Bourdin attempts to destroy the Royal Greenwich Observatory, London, England with a bomb.* 14 May - Meteor shower in Southern France.* 22...
). - 29 April – Raymond BussièresRaymond BussièresRaymond Bussières was a French film actor. He appeared in over 160 films between 1933 and 1982.He was born in Ivry-la-Bataille, France and died in Paris, France.-Selected filmography:* The Two Orphans...
, actor (b.19071907 in FranceSee also:1906 in France,other events of 1907,1908 in France.----Events from the year 1907 in France.-Events:*February - The French warship Jean Bart sinks off the coast of Morocco....
). - 8 June – Jean WienerJean WienerJean Wiener was a French pianist and composer.- Life :Wiener was trained at the Conservatoire in Paris, where he studied alongside Darius Milhaud, and worked with Erik Satie. He then embarked on a career as concert impresario, composer and pianist...
, pianist and composer (b.18961896 in FranceSee also:1895 in France,other events of 1896,1897 in France.----Events from the year 1897 in France.-January to June:*4 January - André Masson, artist .*19 February - André Breton, writer, poet, and surrealist theorist ....
). - 29 June – Pierre BalmainPierre BalmainPierre Alexandre Claudius Balmain was a French fashion designer. Known for sophistication and elegance, he once said that "dressmaking is the architecture of movement."...
, fashion designer (b.19141914 in FranceSee also:1913 in France,other events of 1914,1915 in France.----Events from the year 1914 in France.-Events:*16 March - Wife of French minister Joseph Caillaux shoots Gaston Calmette, the editor of Le Figaro because he threatened to publish Caillaux's love letters to her during his previous marriage...
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July to December
- 12 July – Raymond BorderieRaymond BorderieRaymond Borderie was a French film producer. He produced 39 films between 1934 and 1968.He was born and died in Paris, France.-Selected filmography:* Une si jolie petite plage * Au grand balcon...
, film producerFilm producerA film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
(b.18971897 in FranceSee also:1896 in France,other events of 1897,1898 in France.----Events from the year 1897 in France.-Events:*9 December - First issue of the feminist newspaper La Fronde is published by Marguerite Durand.-Arts and literature:...
). - 18 July – Jacques PrasJacques PrasJacques Pras was a French professional road bicycle racer. His most important victory was the 4th stage of the 1948 Tour de France.- Palmarès :1948- External links :*...
, cyclist (b.19241924 in FranceSee also:1923 in France,other events of 1924,1925 in France.----Events from the year 1924 in France.-Events:*29 March - Third Ministry of Raymond Poincaré starts....
). - 11 September – Albert SoboulAlbert SoboulAlbert Marius Soboul was a French historian of the French Revolution and of Napoleon. A professor at the Sorbonne, he was Chair of the History of the French Revolution and author of numerous influential works of history and historical interpretation.-Early life and education:Albert Marius Soboul...
, historian (b.19141914 in FranceSee also:1913 in France,other events of 1914,1915 in France.----Events from the year 1914 in France.-Events:*16 March - Wife of French minister Joseph Caillaux shoots Gaston Calmette, the editor of Le Figaro because he threatened to publish Caillaux's love letters to her during his previous marriage...
). - 10 October – Jean EffelJean EffelJean Effel, real name François Lejeune was French painter, caricaturist, illustrator and journalist. Mostly he considered himself to be journalist and political commentator. His pseudonym is created by his initials F. L.- Life :Effel was born in Paris and graduated in art, music and philosophy...
, painter, illustrator and journalist (b.19081908 in FranceSee also:1907 in France,other events of 1908,1909 in France.----Events from the year 1908 in France.-Events:*12 January - A long-distance radio message is sent from the Eiffel Tower for the first time....
). - 17 October – Antoine BéthouartAntoine BéthouartMarie Émile Antoine Béthouart was a French Army general who served during World War I and World War II....
, General (b.18891889 in FranceSee also:1888 in France,other events of 1889,1890 in France.----Events from the year 1889 in France.-Events:*31 March - The Eiffel Tower is inaugurated.*6 May - Exposition Universelle opens in Paris, along with the Eiffel Tower....
). - 18 October – Pierre Mendès France, politician and Prime Minister of FrancePrime Minister of FranceThe Prime Minister of France in the Fifth Republic is the head of government and of the Council of Ministers of France. The head of state is the President of the French Republic...
(b.19071907 in FranceSee also:1906 in France,other events of 1907,1908 in France.----Events from the year 1907 in France.-Events:*February - The French warship Jean Bart sinks off the coast of Morocco....
). - 22 October – Savitri Devi, writer and philosopher (b.19051905 in FranceSee also:1904 in France,other events of 1905,1906 in France.----Events from the year 1905 in France.-Events:*31 March - German emperor William II asserts German equality with France in Morocco, triggering the Tangier or First Moroccan Crisis....
). - 3 November – André ChiloAndré ChiloAndré Chilo was a French rugby union player and athlete who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was born in Bordeaux and died in Barcus.In 1920 he won the silver medal as member of the French rugby team....
, rugby unionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player (b.18981898 in FranceSee also:1897 in France,other events of 1898,1899 in France.----Events from the year 1898 in France.-Events:*13 January - Emile Zola's J'accuse exposes the Dreyfus affair....
). - 5 November – Jacques TatiJacques TatiJacques Tati was a French filmmaker, working as a comedic actor, writer and director. In a poll conducted by Entertainment Weekly of the Greatest Movie Directors Tati was voted the 46th greatest of all time...
, comedic filmmaker (b.19071907 in FranceSee also:1906 in France,other events of 1907,1908 in France.----Events from the year 1907 in France.-Events:*February - The French warship Jean Bart sinks off the coast of Morocco....
). - 11 November – Marcel PaulMarcel PaulMarcel Paul was a French trade unionist and communist politician. He was also a Nazi concentration camp survivor and later served as a member of the French parliament.- Biography :...
, trade unionTrade unionA trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
ist and communistCommunismCommunism is a social, political and economic ideology that aims at the establishment of a classless, moneyless, revolutionary and stateless socialist society structured upon common ownership of the means of production...
politician (b.19001900 in FranceSee also:1899 in France,other events of 1900,1901 in France.----Events from the year 1900 in France.Women felt that they should not vote because politics were outside of women's interest.From 1900-1914 there were 3 presidernts: Emilie Loubet...
). - 21 November – Pierre GaxottePierre Gaxotte-Biography:Gaxotte was born in Revigny-sur-Ornain, Meuse. He began his career as a history teacher at the Lycée Charlemagne and later worked as a columnist for Le Figaro...
, historian (b.18951895 in FranceSee also:1894 in France,other events of 1895,1896 in France.----Events from the year 1895 in France.-Events:*5 January - The military degradation of Alfred Dreyfus takes place on the Champ de Mars, Paris....
). - 17 December – Philipp JarnachPhilipp JarnachPhilipp Jarnach was considered in the 1920s to be one of the most important composers of modern music....
, composer (b.18921892 in FranceSee also:1891 in France,other events of 1892,1893 in France.----Events from the year 1892 in France.-Events:*12 July - A hidden lake bursts out of a glacier on the side of Mont Blanc, flooding the valley below and killing around 200 villagers and holidaymakers in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains.*8 November...
). - 19 December – Jean-Jacques GrunenwaldJean-Jacques GrunenwaldJean-Jacques Grunenwald , was a French organist, composer, architect, and pedagogue.-Life and work:Jean-Jacques Grunenwald was born in 1911 in Cran-Gevrier, Haute-Savoie. He studied at the Paris Conservatory, where he received first prizes in organ and composition...
, organist, composer and architect (b.19111911 in FranceSee also:1910 in France,other events of 1911,1912 in France.----Events from the year 1911 in France.-Events:*1 July - Agadir Crisis, sparked by deployment of German gunboat to the Moroccan port of Agadir....
). - 24 December – Louis AragonLouis AragonLouis Aragon , was a French poet, novelist and editor, a long-time member of the Communist Party and a member of the Académie Goncourt.- Early life :...
, poet and novelist (b.18971897 in FranceSee also:1896 in France,other events of 1897,1898 in France.----Events from the year 1897 in France.-Events:*9 December - First issue of the feminist newspaper La Fronde is published by Marguerite Durand.-Arts and literature:...
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- Armand Barbault, chemistChemistA chemist is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry. Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties such as density and acidity. Chemists carefully describe the properties they study in terms of quantities, with detail on the level of molecules and their component atoms...
and alchemistAlchemyAlchemy is an influential philosophical tradition whose early practitioners’ claims to profound powers were known from antiquity. The defining objectives of alchemy are varied; these include the creation of the fabled philosopher's stone possessing powers including the capability of turning base...
(b.19061906 in FranceSee also:1905 in France,other events of 1906,1907 in France.----Events from the year 1906 in France.-Events:*16 January - Algeciras Conference begins, to mediate the First Moroccan Crisis between France and Germany....
). - Jean BeaufretJean BeaufretJean Beaufret was a French philosopher and Germanist tremendously influential in the reception of Martin Heidegger's work in France....
, philosopher and Germanist (b.19071907 in FranceSee also:1906 in France,other events of 1907,1908 in France.----Events from the year 1907 in France.-Events:*February - The French warship Jean Bart sinks off the coast of Morocco....
). - Yves CiampiYves CiampiYves Ciampi was a French director, born 1921, died 1982. He was married to Japanese actress Kishi Keiko from 1957 to 1975.-Filmography:*1950 : Suzanne et les brigands*1950 : Un certain monsieur*1951 : Un grand patron...
, film director (b.19211921 in FranceSee also:1920 in France,other events of 1921,1922 in France.----Events from the year 1921 in France.-Events:Before touching on the principal events which took place in France in the course of the year 1921, it is necessary to recall one or two of the outstanding facts of 1920 in France.The most...
). - Andrée ClairAndrée ClairAndrée Clair was a writer who was born in France, but is associated with Niger. She was noted for her ethnographic study of Niger and writing children's books set in Africa. From 1961 to 1974 she was on a cultural mission to the President of Niger. Her books include Bemba [An African...
, writer (b.19161916 in FranceSee also:1915 in France,other events of 1916,1917 in France.----Events from the year 1916 in France.-Events:*29 January - Paris is bombed by German zeppelins for the first time.*21 February - Battle of Verdun begins....
). - Martha DesrumeauxMartha DesrumeauxMartha Desrumeaux was a militant communist and a member of the French Resistance....
, militant communist and member of the French ResistanceFrench ResistanceThe French Resistance is the name used to denote the collection of French resistance movements that fought against the Nazi German occupation of France and against the collaborationist Vichy régime during World War II...
(b.18971897 in FranceSee also:1896 in France,other events of 1897,1898 in France.----Events from the year 1897 in France.-Events:*9 December - First issue of the feminist newspaper La Fronde is published by Marguerite Durand.-Arts and literature:...
). - Édouard JolyÉdouard JolyÉdouard Joly, born in Burgundy in 1898, deceased in 1982 was a French aeroplane designer best known for his work with Jean Délémontez on the Jodel range of light aircraft.- Biography :...
, aircraft designer (b.18981898 in FranceSee also:1897 in France,other events of 1898,1899 in France.----Events from the year 1898 in France.-Events:*13 January - Emile Zola's J'accuse exposes the Dreyfus affair....
). - Georges NeveuxGeorges NeveuxGeorges Neveux was a French dramatist and poet.Neveux's first notable work was the play Juliette ou la clé des songes , written in 1927 and produced in 1930...
, dramatist and poet (b.19001900 in FranceSee also:1899 in France,other events of 1900,1901 in France.----Events from the year 1900 in France.Women felt that they should not vote because politics were outside of women's interest.From 1900-1914 there were 3 presidernts: Emilie Loubet...
). - Claude PielClaude PielClaude Piel was a notable French aircraft designer and the son of an aeronautical carpenter.-Biography:...
, aircraft designer (b.19211921 in FranceSee also:1920 in France,other events of 1921,1922 in France.----Events from the year 1921 in France.-Events:Before touching on the principal events which took place in France in the course of the year 1921, it is necessary to recall one or two of the outstanding facts of 1920 in France.The most...
). - Louis PoteratLouis Poterat-Life:After studying law, Poterat began working in journalism, then launched himself into commerce. He first wrote for local revues, where he found his interest in song-writing. He adapted foreign-language works, and entered the film company Pathé-Marconi to write a series of film lyrics...
, lyricistLyricistA lyricist is a songwriter who specializes in lyrics. A singer who writes the lyrics to songs is a singer-lyricist. This differentiates from a singer-composer, who composes the song's melody.-Collaboration:...
(b.19011901 in FranceSee also:1900 in France,other events of 1901,1902 in France.----Events from the year 1901 in France.-Arts and literature:*17 March - A showing of 71 Vincent van Gogh paintings in Paris, 11 years after his death, creates a sensation.-Sport:...
). - Marthe RichardMarthe RichardMarthe Richard, née Betenfeld was a prostitute and spy. She later became a politician and worked towards the closing of brothels in France in 1946.-Early life:...
, prostitute, spy and politician (b.18891889 in FranceSee also:1888 in France,other events of 1889,1890 in France.----Events from the year 1889 in France.-Events:*31 March - The Eiffel Tower is inaugurated.*6 May - Exposition Universelle opens in Paris, along with the Eiffel Tower....
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